Kansas Counties

Foote County, Kansas [defunct]

Date Established:

March 20, 1873

Date Organized:

Date Defunct:

March 13, 1881

Location:

Boundaries:

"Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range 27 west, with the north line of township 24 south; thence south along the range line to its intersection with the north line of township 29 south; thence west along township line to where it intersects the east line of range 31 west; thence north along range line to its intersection with the north line of township 24 south; thence east to the place of beginning."

Origin of Name:

Probably named for American naval officer Andrew Hull Foote (1806-1863), called 'the gunboat commodore.' Commander of a flotilla of ironclads, he worked closely with Gen. Grant to take Confederate positions along the Mississippi River, including Forts Henry and Donelson.

History:

Foote County was never organized; in 1881 it was attached to Ford and Finney counties for judicial purposes. Another act of the same session changed the name to Gray.